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Old 27 January 2009, 07:44 PM
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This is just one of my sites i decided to make... Driving Roads - Driving Roads For Driving Enthusiasts

Comments are welcome, so I know what i can improve
Old 27 January 2009, 08:10 PM
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looks good, but id suggest putting some sort of disclaimer on there. I noticed you have snake pass on there, but no mention of the many many deaths on that stretch of road every year. I would go into a little more detail. hth
Old 27 January 2009, 08:23 PM
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What are you actually buying when you, as a visitor, click BUY?

Is this just an advert?
Old 27 January 2009, 08:29 PM
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You are not buying anything, as its all free!

You are downloading the route to put on your TomTom or Garmin sat nav
Old 27 January 2009, 08:55 PM
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You might want to re-read your homepage as its peppered with spelling mistakes.
Old 27 January 2009, 09:00 PM
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As it's free you could add the Basingstoke to Alton road

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Old 27 January 2009, 09:56 PM
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east grinstead to tunbridge wells was always good although havent done it in a while...
Old 27 January 2009, 10:14 PM
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So you have to enter mandatory personal information including DoB, e-mail and password via an insecure (http) site?

Not a good start

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Old 27 January 2009, 10:27 PM
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ditto cat & fiddle

something along the lines of at weekend its got more police and motorbikers on it than fleas on a dog.

during the week beware of lorries
Old 27 January 2009, 11:43 PM
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sorry have to agree the site could do with a full proof read - which can be off putting for your end user
Old 27 January 2009, 11:58 PM
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Snake Pass A57 only takes 20-25 mins from Glossop to Sheffield
You get the odd cyclist on here at the weekends nothing much though (they have better sense) It is a very fast road with bends that creep up and a few hidden dips. There are also a couple of hidden or sudden junctions to be aware of, 1 being the Snake Inn (approx half way) and Derwent Valley (a few miles after that). I would recommend that anyone going for a enthusiastic drive, to go up and down a few times before attempting going at the speed limit


Cat & Fiddle road A523 is plagued with Motorbikes on weekends who tend to cut corners (knee down etc) and as said Police.

Week day nights are where it's at on both roads...
Old 27 January 2009, 11:59 PM
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Oh and brake fade on A57 is something else to watch (plenty of hills!).
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Originally Posted by shaggy1973
looks good, but id suggest putting some sort of disclaimer on there. I noticed you have snake pass on there, but no mention of the many many deaths on that stretch of road every year. I would go into a little more detail. hth

I agree with you there Shaggy. I think you have a duty to put a disclaimer on the site...

Old 28 January 2009, 08:48 AM
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"points of intrest" ????? pmsl.
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I already have a disclamer on there, although its not called disclamer at the moment, will hopefully fix all these comments tonight.

Cheers for all the comments! Keep them coming!
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Originally Posted by WRX_Dazza
"points of intrest" ????? pmsl.
Great idea!
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Originally Posted by WRX_Dazza
"points of intrest" ????? pmsl.
Fixed
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Originally Posted by shaggy1973
looks good, but id suggest putting some sort of disclaimer on there. I noticed you have snake pass on there, but no mention of the many many deaths on that stretch of road every year. I would go into a little more detail. hth
Now made the Terms & Conditions easy to find
Old 28 January 2009, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
M1
Think ill pass on that one
Old 28 January 2009, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamz_
Think ill pass on that one
Yeah, a bit like you have on correcting the spelling.
Old 28 January 2009, 11:35 PM
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after reading this thread, i went on the snake pass today, its a beautiful road,

too many cars though
Old 29 January 2009, 03:29 AM
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You need to add better descriptions and photos IMO
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"COMPETATIVE PRICES!" - come on mate, you taking the pish now....


there is also an error on the first line.

first rule of web design - read the thing, re-read the thing, get others to read the thing "before" putting it live.

and then read it all 10 times again !!

nowt else of interest there for me, but wish you well with it

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Old 29 January 2009, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by wwp8
after reading this thread, i went on the snake pass today, its a beautiful road,

too many cars though
Hit it just after 8pm, should be near empty then

On that note, I'm sure I saw a matrix board saying that there was long delays on Woodhead yesterday...
Old 29 January 2009, 09:59 AM
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God's own country, Yorkshire, fairs well for the fun stakes for roads to drive on !!!

course there is always power rangers on their motorbikes mincing about
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Old 29 January 2009, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Luan Pra bang
You need to add better descriptions and photos IMO

I'm in the middle of coding a script which will allow users to submit their own picture on the route..

Making better descriptions is on my list of things to do, along with my poor spelling
Old 29 January 2009, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by WRX_Dazza
"COMPETATIVE PRICES!" - come on mate, you taking the pish now....
I did actually start off charging for the routes, then decided just to give them away...


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